Clarence Snyder started the first AA meeting (separate from Oxford Group) in Cleveland. Jim Burwell is the atheist who they wanted to kick out of AA. He has a great AA tape on xa speakertapes. Its AA History given in 1957! Not sure where he is from.

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found this thread during a google search and not only found a great list of speaker tapes but also a super cool forum!

I love keeping a playlist of speaker tapes on my ipod. I have listened to Joe and Charlie, Mark and Joe and many more of the retreat type tapes (like a retreat in length anyway.) Thus far the most inspiring stuff I have heard is from Sandy B.

I look forward to continuing through the tapes mentioned here as well as joining in other discussions on the board.

found this thread during a google search and not only found a great list of speaker tapes but also a super cool forum!

I love keeping a playlist of speaker tapes on my ipod. I have listened to Joe and Charlie, Mark and Joe and many more of the retreat type tapes (like a retreat in length anyway.) Thus far the most inspiring stuff I have heard is from Sandy B.

I look forward to continuing through the tapes mentioned here as well as joining in other discussions on the board.

I have always liked the Joe and Charlie speaker tapes.
They were the best ever. To go through the steps and understand them - rather then war stories drunkalogs or fluffy stuff is always the best medicine. I find it hard to find a good speaker tape, speakers that are not professional circuit speakers that is. Most speaker meetings i go to don't record the message, except for the round-ups. Vancouver is having one right now, and I am missing it.